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The following is a (partial) listing of vehicle model numbers or M-numbers assigned by the United States Army. Some of these designations are also used by other agencies, services, and nationalities, although these various end users usually assign their own nomenclature.
The E7 was the eighth model in a line of passenger diesels of similar design known as EMD E-units, and it became the best selling E model upon its introduction. [ 1 ] In profile the front of the nose of an E7A was less slanted than on earlier EMD passenger locomotives, and the E7, E8 , and E9 units have been nicknamed “ bulldog nose ” units.
1930 Marquette, a brand as an alternative to Buick. Oldsmobile introduced the Viking in March 1929 for the 1929 model year. [29] The Viking served as the upscale counterpart of Oldsmobile's F-29 model, which had a 62 bhp (46 kW) six-cylinder inline engine. [30] The Viking, by contrast, had a monoblock 81 hp (60 kW) V8 engine. [29]
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The EMD BL2 is a model of diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). A total of 58 units (plus a single BL1) were built between 1947 and 1949. [ 1 ] The BL2 was not very successful, as it was unreliable and occupied a gap between carbody and hood units , which resulted in it suffering from the drawbacks of ...
These are former GE demonstrator units of the same numbers with hoods modified to match the standard production units. [32] Norfolk Southern: 47 3600–3646 [20] 3633 wrecked in 2019 and retired in 2020. 34 3647–3680 N/A Union Pacific: 170 2570–2739 These are the ET44AH model, classified as C45AH by UP. ET44C4 BNSF: 311 3675-3706, 3721–3999
Amtrak operates a fleet of 2,142 railway cars and 425 locomotives for revenue runs and service, collectively called rolling stock.Notable examples include the GE Genesis and Siemens Charger diesel locomotives, the Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotive, the Amfleet series of single-level passenger cars, the Superliner series of double-decker passenger cars, and 20 Acela Express high-speed trainsets.
EMD arrived at the name SW1 based on the locomotive's power (S for 600 hp) and frame design (W for welded), and the number 1 was added to distinguish the new design from the previous EMD SW. [1] As new and more powerful SW designs emerged in the 1950s, the SW name evolved to instead stand for "switcher." [1]